Rancher will hold to wolf objections
GRANTS PASS – The former president of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
said Friday she will stand firm against allowing wolves into Oregon as she
serves on a task force developing a state management plan for the
predator.
“The only time we’ve ever gained anything is when we’ve drawn a line in
the sand and said, `This is it. This is as much as we give,’ ‘ Eastern
Oregon rancher Sharon Beck said.
“Oregon Fish and Wildlife has said if they harm cattle, they’ll ask U.S.
Fish & Wildlife to take them back. U.S. Fish & Wildlife has guaranteed us
they will. That’s a kind of management plan, isn’t it?’ she said.
Beck was one of 14 people named Friday by the state Fish & Wildlife
Commission to a task force charged with reaching consensus on a plan for
managing the gray wolves that are expected to migrate to Oregon from
Idaho.